Despite the high ratings that the primary care, school-based, and hospital-based environments have received for the delivery of children’s healthcare services, specialists recommend further improvements to enhance healthcare service delivery to children with specialized needs. Among the areas suggested for improvement include family involvement, interdisciplinary practices, and the use of technology.
It is evident from the article that the provision of high-quality healthcare services depends on economic factors such as the income levels of affected families and the managed care factors. Compared with previous families, today’s families incur higher healthcare costs and the services are less available and uncertain. Despite the high costs, today’s children with complex pediatric needs enjoy better healthcare services, which have significantly contributed to an increase in the survival rates of low-birth-weight infants. For instance, children who have undergone surgical procedures such as organ transplants have high chances of survival because of the quality of care they receive. Despite the strengths of the current healthcare service delivery models, it is important to improve the healthcare services by optimizing the available resources such as technology to achieve better results.
It is widely acknowledged that institutions employ highly qualified personnel for the delivery of children’s healthcare services, but the quality of services depends on family support, technology, qualifications of the community healthcare professionals, and those specialized in a range of health conditions that affect children. However, the study reveals that opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration lack because most services are provided by professional nurses and physicians at different levels without any interdisciplinary engagement. The healthcare service providers have the potential to provide improved pediatric care for healthy children and those with a wide range of mental disorders by removing the financial barriers and embracing interdisciplinary collaboration with other professionals.
In summary, the merits and demerits of caring for children under the school hospital, and primary healthcare programs show the need to revise the models under which the programs are implemented. For instance, researchers recommend that the hospital-based care program should incorporate training programs where trainees provide services under the supervision of specialists. Communities should also be involved by integrating them into the healthcare service delivery frameworks. The primary care providers should be trained with the necessary skills to support the provision of healthcare services for children who require a complex treatment regime.
Promoting children’s health
It is argued that promoting children’s health depends on a range of issues. The range of issues makes it necessary to model the risks that many families face when intending to adapt to the proposed solutions based on different prevention and treatment frameworks. Some of the proposed solutions include classifying families according to their level of risk exposure, collaborating with parents, schools and other institutions, and healthcare providers to assist the families having children with special needs. The quality of care depends on the intervention strategies, the level of integration among systems, and the risk resiliency of the families.
In conclusion, the study shows the compelling need for reforms to be implemented in the children’s healthcare service delivery because of the weaknesses evident in the healthcare service delivery models. Professional such as nurses and physicians should work with families that have children suffering from different pediatric disorders such as chronic illnesses to provide specialized healthcare and support.